San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-05
The Eminent Dead of 1896.

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public men of the union, who acted a
no,sn,o,o,s mar, n, the nnb,io s,... .,a
So
exerted no smaii ihh uence on tue e'ehts
OF 'neir oay anu generation, ahu, VINO
consequently, utserNe COMMUNICATING.
nae recent article OF henry ward
btecner respecting me pubic tnen VINO
died III 1850 was slnoute runer than
| Por'la,t' anu WAS UNJUST 10 many Vi
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inatc poin'. anu, III SOME instances SUI,
Iereu preJuu'oo W su,ue HIS pen1h anu
10 uarken Tue poItra't ne was paintIng.
samuel .. nuen was endowed WIN
more Ih,ei'eGt 'nah hear., abu "as I'M
Dueu WIN tne splrN OF genuine statee-
nanship anu 'he rare isculy Vi manag,
ing "en anu parties, Win WonoeTlui
tact. ne reseuoieo !honas Jei-
leiso"' '"e Gas' vi MS
hilnuLtne ueh. ~ u's uispos'.IohI
ms HoioIlhess, ssnn III transiusIne 1,s
lucas ihio Tue mInce " o'neI meh-in
nIs lac. ~ ilou'uns puollc pp.n'on anu
impressing men WIN al eAalteu luea Oh
MS saSsoity, PruuSnce anu foresight:
DOH .t 'eners1n anu tIioea were linoueG
WIN Tue pnlioeopny Vi PoI'lcs anu
lookeu NJ ,he consequences oI every
ne"enre nucu snoIS 'nan " hs Iuineui-
ate eheG,s, anu VIII Iahk ~ his,ory as
pn,Ioeopn,oai s.a'Gsmen ianel lnan as
eio PoIt'oans' ~ was unIo.'una.e io5
III. iluen, Una. n's nea.t was coio anu
aiways uhuer the uIIeC.Ion vi uis acute
In,eneet, slnGe nau ne oeen glteo
Win the impuIsiVeness anu warm-heart-
eahess OF nenIy LAY anu tne a,rec,hess
Vi Anurem oaehson, LIE noio vi tne
Aherican peopie wou,u nave oeeh III
ei1aeeu an uunue ioiu.
ipo uhS0,usn P a,I-o'isn enomh ny
oenuei .. iuen III lou enou!u wuet us
naule upon Tue lnehorIes oI nIs country.
nIeh' MI. DeeoneI o"i.s al uiehlion o,
this hoote conuuc,' MI Iiiueh hau
every reason 70 osneve ne nso Deen
G 1 p'ee.u1 h vi 'ne on..eu o,a.es.
puD o .ue
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nns. put 40 tIe asseitlon Vi nis ciaius
o oaI1 na.i ~ pluhSo .no County 'n.o
cxii war, mF, huen acquiesceu III Tue
alui',al,ol vi .he eieo'oia ootnnIse,ou'
a a IoIpole ~ 'nsst uPoh nis iisn's'
rev re" men Vi 'sis Vi any age were capa-
. oie Vi s9on nlgnt vi unseinsn patriot
,sn', anu NOV luhl NC nae paeseu oeyohu
,ne ieaon vi 'Siy, n,s sui'.stns HoIn.
ty ,, snouiu nasn ~ "eueoh uis
souIo VIII saII" .os "nu W no'0n ni'
name ID tnelr giateluI memories inter
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Paih'eu; ~ iIee 70 u'e'iao.'on, III
stare IKE ne" 1ork, aoounuing ID
msn VI aun,.y, NJ easy ha a.,' anu
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oey mouI nau ~ oa'1 u anx
not WIN uIoe, auu nis ~ ~ 10 al
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was W uo nls uuy oonso,en,,ous -,
was always suIueu eense Vi uuly'
anu VIVA. Mae iaio; nc uesei ,ap
OF e&teinporileu WIN tnis sense VI uu'y'
N Hls myuo uoa VIII W" tir m III
New iork uur'ng the war; ioiiy oear
ouI WA, 10 neIe ea,u so.. a..
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TOT tne arts anu uey i,, VI 'pe ouslihg'
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man, ne mal,i e very nie aih Si
non anu snlanh ilo.n oo'iuu'ns nIe
Claims anu pLe'ens ohe oh tne puo,Io
ne never sousnt oiioe, ou' qu.etiy ulueu
MS time un''l Lne Peopie .ei' heeu VI
MS services anu 'nls ieIurIol , W push,
ing nlmseli lorwaiu, caused gu sinoial
observers 10 Inler tnaI ne was uencient
III Ihe quantities WHICH a''a'h sucoess Ill
Dustllhg age
Sehersl Winneiu .; hancocs was also
Damned WIN Ialnt PRAISE Ny MI.
beecner, anu ulsnlsseu WIN summary
mentioh; yet ne was one ol tne most us
tlngulsneu soiuieIs vi Die ase anu Maim-
~ Attached 10 nperty anu tue cohstitu-
tlon. he heiu tpat, IN .ilne ol peace 'ne
military power should oe SUBORDINATE 10
the ciVii au.noti.y' anu ne hau Tue couI-
age 10 aVOw MS CONVICTIONS, even al,
ihough ne Knew such an a'owai Wouiu
De extremely unpopular I'D thS hoftn.
AT Inc time, that Geherai haheook
proclaimed MS cohVlotlof as 10 tne con
stitntlohal supremacy OF tne civil
anthority over milltary power IN tme
OF peace, ID 1905, ne was clothed WIN
well nlgh aulocratic power over large
portion OF the souln, anu every consiu-
eration OF poicy ana expeolenGy uicia-
tea ne should ehueaSor 10 concentrate tne
dominant party: Ii 10 rare Ior man 10
rpfnsP 10 QUAIL the cuD OF power when N